In yesterday's post, I left Zechariah on mute, waiting for the birth of his son, John. I also mentioned how there is a lot of singing in the Biblical account of the first Christmas, as well as the phrase "filled with the Holy Spirit." Both crop up a fair bit, but back to John's story... …
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In The Bible's account of the first Christmas there is a fair bit of singing: the angels and Mary are most commonly noted for this. There is also the phrase "filled with the Holy Spirit" which appears a few times in the opening of Luke's gospel. Again, Mary and Elizabeth are commonly noted on this …
Singing traditional carols outdoors makes things "feel like Christmas". It was clear to me last night that Christmas had finally kicked off with vengeance (is that biblical?) when I was outdoors singing carols with my church, and knowing that I would be doing a Christmas lights tour tonight. Clearly my brain (and many others) associates …
Today I'm taking it back. Way back. All the way back to Jacob, also known as Israel. That really is taking it all the way back, literally, to the birth of the Jewish nation. As Jacob is on his death bed in Egypt, he calls in all his twelve sons to bless them. These twelve …
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